The Bug Bounty Programwas launched in 2004 with seed money provided by Linspire and Mark Shuttleworth. The public is invited to donate money to the fund where all donations are tax deductable. Mozilla Foundation pays $500 (plus a Mozilla t-shirt) for each verifiable bug that is reported to them. Mozilla.

Since the bounty program began Mozilla Foundation has paid rewards to five researchers. Complete guidelines for the discovery, reporting, and award process are outlined at the Bug Bounty ProgramWeb site.